Giovanni Andrea Mones (1759 – March 17, 1803) was an Italian painter and architect, active mainly in
Casalmaggiore
Casalmaggiore ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, located on the Po River. It was the birthplace of Italian composers Ignazio Donati and Andrea Zani.
Recently, its women's volleyball team Volleyb ...
and
Mantua
Mantua ( ; ; Lombard language, Lombard and ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, eponymous province.
In 2016, Mantua was designated as the "Italian Capital of Culture". In 2 ...
.
He was born in
Casalmaggiore
Casalmaggiore ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, located on the Po River. It was the birthplace of Italian composers Ignazio Donati and Andrea Zani.
Recently, its women's volleyball team Volleyb ...
, Italy. He was a pupil of the Abbot
Francesco Antonio Chiozzi in Casalmaggiore. He became a professor of architecture. He worked in
Mantua
Mantua ( ; ; Lombard language, Lombard and ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, eponymous province.
In 2016, Mantua was designated as the "Italian Capital of Culture". In 2 ...
, painting for the church of
Sant'Andrea Sant'Andrea is the Italian language, Italian name for List of saints named Andrew, St. Andrew, most commonly Andrew the Apostle. It may refer to:
Communes in Italy
*Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea, Basilicata
*Cazzano Sant'Andrea, Lombardy
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and for the Royal court, and in the Palazzo Guerrieri. He designed and decorated the Theater of Casalmaggiore. He painted a room in the Casino of Marchese Gherardini in Castelnuovo Reggiano. He also designed (1790) the Palazzo Pubblico of Casalmaggiore.
Notizie storico-patrie di Casalmaggiore
by Antonio Barili, page 15.
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1759 births
1803 deaths
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
19th-century Italian painters
18th-century Italian architects
Painters from Mantua
19th-century Italian architects
People from Casalmaggiore
19th-century Italian male artists
18th-century Italian male artists
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